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Facing an outbreak of COVID-19 among prisoners, Hong Kong is moving infected inmates to an isolation facility as the city struggles to snuff out a record number of cases by implementing China's “zero ... ( read original story ...)

Israel’s prime minister says the country’s coronavirus vaccination “green pass” system will be suspended as new daily cases of Covid continue to decline. Naftali Bennett said on Thursday after meeting ... ( read original story ...)

The Hong Kong Retail Management Association said on Thursday retail traffic in the global financial hub has dropped 40% from December as a surge in coronavirus cases and tighter restrictions batter ... ( read original story ...)

(Bloomberg) -- Hong Kong has plans to mass-test the whole city for Covid with Beijing’s help. Also, property developers have been asked to find 10,000 hotel rooms for isolating people who test ... ( read original story ...)

Most Read from Bloomberg Hong Kong has plans to mass-test the whole city, local media reported. Also, Hong Kong’s leader asked property developers to find 10,000 hotel rooms for isolating people who ... ( read original story ...)

Get the latest updates here, as well as maps and a vaccine tracker. Hong Kong is in the thick of its worst wave yet and is facing a dangerous dilemma: It can’t live with the virus, but can’t stop it, ... ( read original story ...)

Chinese President Xi Jinping has told Hong Kong officials to “take all necessary steps” to contain the city’s worst coronavirus outbreak to date. ( read original story ...)

Now even Hong Kong’s top market regulator is warning the city’s development as an international financial center is at risk. After years of political upheaval and a deepening isolation because of Hong ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong's healthcare system has been overwhelmed by a huge surge in Covid-19 cases, with infected patients being treated outside crowded hospitals. The government has admitted it is struggling to ... ( read original story ...)

By Vivian Wang and Austin Ramzy HONG KONG — The scenes were straight out of China’s coronavirus playbook. Armies of workers, deployed to lock down residents. Plans to erect a massive makeshift ... ( read original story ...)

Chinese leader Xi Jinping has called for Hong Kong to take "all necessary measures" to control an Omicron-fuelled Covid-19 outbreak, Beijing-affiliated newspapers in the city said Wednesday, a day ... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG, Feb 16 (Reuters) - China's President Xi Jinping has told Hong Kong's leaders that their "overriding mission" was to stabilise and control a worsening COVID-19 outbreak, pro-Beijing media ... ( read original story ...)

(Bloomberg) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping said Hong Kong’s government should take all measures necessary to stabilize the Covid-19 situation as soon as possible, according to a pro-Beijing newspaper ... ( read original story ...)

Prudential’s reticence to spell out the precise location of its future top team speaks volumes about the current business climate in Hong Kong © Robert Evans/Alamy ... ( read original story ...)